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Peter Campion (actor)

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Peter Campion
Bornc. 1987/1988 (36–37)
Birr, County Offaly,Ireland
Alma materGuildhall School of Music and Drama
OccupationActor
Years active2010–present
SpouseValerie O'Connor
Children2

Peter Campion(born c. 1987/1988) (sometimes credited asArt Campion)[1]is an Irish actor and presenter. He is best known for his roles in theRTÉ OnedramaLove/Hate(2010–2011) and theChannel 4sitcomsLondon Irish(2013) andDerry Girls(2018–2022).

Early life[edit]

Campion grew up inBirr, County Offaly.His family moved to theDublinsuburb ofDartrywhen he was 12. He attended boarding schoolClongowes Wood CollegeinCounty Kildarefor secondary school where he participated in school plays. He moved toLondonfor drama school, training at theLondon Academy of Music and Dramatic Art(LAMDA), going on to graduate from theGuildhall School of Music and Dramain 2010.[2]

Career[edit]

Upon graduation from Guildhall, Campion played Galanba in theRoyal National Theatreproduction ofThe White Guard.[3]That same year, he began appearing on television as Stumpy Doyle inLove/Hateand Dr. Jack Flynn inRaw.He starred in the Edinburgh production ofThe Lieutenant of Inishmore.[4]He played Ronan McCann in the first and second series of theBBC Two Northern Irelanddrama6Degrees.In 2013, he starred as Packy Kennedy in theChannel 4sitcomLondon Irish.[5]

In 2015, Campion made his film debut as George Sheridan inBrooklyn.This was followed by the musicalSing Streetand theSt. Patrick's Daysegment of the horror anthologyHolidays.[6][7][8]He starred in the Belfast production ofThe Pillowman.

Campion narrates Irish version of the reality showFirst Dates.[9]In 2017, he appeared in theEastEnderslimited spinoffKat & Alfie: Redwaterand the horror filmThe Cured.[10]

In 2018, Campion began playing the guest role of Father Peter in the Channel 4 sitcomDerry Girls.That same year, he landed the roles of Joe in the second series ofCan't Cope, Won't Copeas well as theatre roles inAutumn RoyalandFurniture.[11][12]The following year, Campion had a recurring role as Mickey Gibbs in series 5 of theBBC OneseriesPeaky Blinders.

Campion played Henry Vickers in theAcorn TVcrime dramaDead Still[13]and the teacher Sweeney in the coming-of-age filmDating Amberin 2020, and the Roman consulLiboin theSky AtlanticseriesDominain 2021.

Personal life[edit]

Campion lives in Dublin with actressValerie O'Connorand their two children.[14]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Brooklyn George Sheridan
Too Shall Pass Tef Short film
2016 Sing Street Evan
Holidays The Man Anthology:St. Patrick's Day
The Flag Hammer
2017 The Cured Luke
6am News Tef Short film
2019 Cynthia David Short film
The Dream Report Narrator (voice) Short film
2020 Dating Amber Sweeney
Gone Viral Fachtna Browne Short film

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Jack Taylor Anthony Bradford-Hemple 2 episodes
2010–2011 Love/Hate Stephen "Stumpy" Doyle 6 episodes (series 1–2)
Raw Dr. Jack Flynn 5 episodes (series 3)
2012–2013 6Degrees Ronan McCann Series 1–2
2013 Lawless Niall Burton Television film
London Irish Patrick "Packy" Kennedy 6 episodes
2016 Trial of the Century Willie Pearse Episode: "The Defence of Patrick H. Pearse"
2016–present First Dates Narrator
2017 Kat & Alfie: Redwater Andrew Kelly 6 episodes
2018–2022 Derry Girls Father Peter Conway 4 episodes
2018 Can't Cope, Won't Cope Joe 5 episodes
2019 Peaky Blinders Mickey Gibbs 3 episodes (series 5)
2020 Dead Still Henry Vickers 5 episodes
2021 Domina Libo 6 episodes
2023 Significant Other Mr. Fitzgerald Episode #1.2
2023–2024 Blue Lights Sully 5 episodes
2024 Faithless Cormac 6 episodes

Video games[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
TBA Squadron 42 Brian "Weezy" Weiters

Stage[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2010 The White Guard Galanba Royal National Theatre,London
2011 Perve Nick Peacock Theatre, Dublin[15]
2012 The Lieutenant of Inishmore Padraic Royal Lyceum Theatre,Edinburgh
2015 The Pillowman Katurian Lyric Theatre, Belfast
2018 Autumn Royal Timothy Ireland tour
Furniture Ed Mick Lally Theatre,Galway International Arts Festival
2022 The Lonesome West Gaiety Theatre, Dublin

References[edit]

  1. ^Peter CampionatIMDb
  2. ^Nolan, Larissa (8 April 2018)."Peter Campion: I acted up in London, but risked being a poster boy for Irishness".The Sunday Times.Retrieved25 July2021.
  3. ^Propst, Andy (25 March 2010)."Review Roundup: The White Guard, Directed by Howard Davies, Opens at London's National Theatre".Theatre Mania.Retrieved26 July2021.
  4. ^"The Lieutenant of Inishmore".Royal Lyceum Theatre.Retrieved26 July2021.
  5. ^"Peter Campion interview".Channel 4.10 September 2013.Retrieved25 July2021.
  6. ^Short, Eva (21 April 2016)."The singer not the song – Peter Campion interview".Totally Dublin.Retrieved25 July2021.
  7. ^Collis, Clark (16 March 2016)."Holidays horror movie teaser celebrates St. Patrick's Day".Entertainment Weekly.Retrieved26 July2021.
  8. ^"Love/Hate star loved 'great vibes' on Sing Street set".Independent.ie.3 March 2015.Retrieved26 July2021.
  9. ^Blake Knox, Kirsty (30 March 2017)."Meet the former Love/Hate star who narrates First Dates Ireland".Independent.ie.Retrieved26 July2021.
  10. ^Flynn, Melanie (3 June 2017)."'Things are about to get a lot more intense in Redwater,' says actor Peter Campion ".Independent.ie.Retrieved26 July2021.
  11. ^McGorgan, Peter (11 May 2018)."Siobhan McSweeney talks about returning to her theatrical roots in Kevin Barry's new play".Hot Press.Retrieved26 July2021.
  12. ^"Furniture".Druid Theatre.Retrieved26 July2021.
  13. ^Murphy, Niall (31 May 2019)."#IrishTV: RTÉ and Acorn Media Enterprises commission Dead Still from Deadpan Pictures and Shaftesbury".Scannain.Retrieved26 July2021.
  14. ^"Lapping up the lessons in how to speak Cork".Irish Examiner.30 April 2018.Retrieved26 July2021.
  15. ^"Perve 2011 (Peacock)".Abbey Theatre.Retrieved26 July2021.

External links[edit]

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